Beltway Transportation Service

Beltway Transportation Service

Beltway Transportation Service

Melbourne city centre itself is very walkable, with most places reachable on foot within 5-15 minutes. Venturing further afield one discovers that feet can only take a tourist so far. Melbourne's sprawling suburbs spread north and south for miles while its many daytrip destinations are well out of the city. With this in mind, a knowledge of Melbourne's public transport system is vital for those without their own wheels.

Melbourne's public transport system, also known as Metlink or the 'Met', incorporates buses, trains and trams and serves customers miles out of the city. Interlinking all forms of public transport, Metlink is handy and economical and allows customers to use the city's trams, trains and buses interchangeably and all with the one ticket. Below is a guide to Melbournes public transport system and ticketing.

Travelling on Melbourne's Trams

Its biggest icon after Australian soap opera 'Neighbours', Melbourne's network of trams – the largest in the world – is its most popular form of public transport amongst tourists and locals alike. Coming every 5-20 minutes depending on the time of day, trams are relatively frequent and are often the easiest option for getting around. Services are most frequent during peak times, running every 10-12 minutes, while Sunday services tend to be slightly more infrequent. Trams service the city and inner suburbs of Melbourne and most services pass through the central transport hub, Flinders Street.